plans can go wrong!

In the movie, Maggie's Plan, plans do go wrong! Maggie finds out, to her chagrin, sometimes when you get everything you want, you don't want it! Her plan to have a baby on her own derails when she falls in love with a married man. Funny, quirky, and gently ironic, this is an entertaining film. good acting by Ethan Hawke and Greta Gerwig. ML

Documentary Film

War Dance is the inspiring story of a school at the Patongo refugee camp in Northern Uganda.  The filmmakers follow Nancy, Dominic, and Rose -- three students who have been scarred by violence and war -- as they prepare for the annual National Music Competition in Kampala.  Deeply moving and affirming, this film explores the darkest places in the human soul and how music, dance, and community have the power to uplift and enhance feelings of self-worth, paving the way for positive change.  HM


If you like War Dance, check out Bouncing Cats, a documentary that profiles the work of Breakdance Project Uganda, which provides an outlet and positive influence for youth in Kampala.

If you haven't seen The Red Shoes you should know that the library has a remastered copy of it.  This is a visually spectacular movie from the 1940s that is known world-wide for it's stunning, award winning scenery and for it's ballet within a movie.  Don't be put off by the word ballet if you're not a fan - this movie is so much more.  Based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale The Red Shoes, which is the story of a young girl taken over by a pair of red shoes who dances herself to death, it's the story of Vicky, the young ballerina waiting for her big break, Julian the composer, likewise ready to launch his career, and Boris Lermontov, the ballet company owner who controls their fates. Partway into the movie we see the creation of a new ballet which launches the careers of Vicky and Julian.  That ballet is The Red Shoes which is then shown within the movie (approximately 20 minutes long).  Not to be missed!  SG